Employment Law Compliance: Disciplining Or Terminating A Workers' Compensation Claimant

Webinar: ID# 1031017Recorded CD or On-Demand

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About This Course:

In this webinar we will address many of the difficult issues that arise when considering whether to discipline or terminate an employee who is also a workers' compensation claimant.

You will learn the core concepts underpinning workers' compensation statutes and the primary types of anti-retaliation provisions found in workers' compensation statutes. Examine the steps you can take when disciplining or terminating a workers' compensation claimant to avoid allegations of retaliation and, if such a claim is raised, to defeat it. Examine the interplay between the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act with workers' compensation statutes.

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General Background of the Workers' Compensation System

Considerations Arising From Workers' Compensation Statutes

What Are the Different Types of Anti-Retaliation Provisions?

Consistency Is the Key

How to Handle the Employee With Light Duty Restrictions

The Role of the Insurance Company

Documenting Performance Problems

How to Handle a Retaliation Claim

Other Federal Statutes With Potential Impact on Employees With Medical Conditions

Law clerk to the chief administrative law judge for the U.S. Department of Labor where he helped prepare decisions on contested workers’ compensation claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act